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Cherry Tree Hill Socks
Leslie Gonzalez
Size: Women’s small (6 ½“ foot circumference)/ and med (7 ½” foot circumference)
Materials:
1 skein Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Merino(100% superwash merino; 4 oz / 420 yards).
Needles size US2 (2.75 mm) dpn
Darning needle
Gauge: 28 sts and 38 rows = 4” or 10 cm in st st. To save time, take time to check gauge.
Abbreviations:
DPN: double point needles
St(s): stitch(es)
Rnd: round
St st: stockinette stitch
K: knit
P: purl
Sl: slip
k2tog: knit 2 sts together
p2tog: purl 2 sts together
Ssk: slip slip knit.
st st: stockinette stitch
Cuff and Leg:
Cast on 48/56 sts. Arrange sts evenly on 3 dpns. Join in the round, being careful not to twist sts.
Cuff—Broken Rib stitch as follows:
Rnd 1: K1 P1
Rnd 2: K
Repeat rnds 1 & 2 until piece measures 2”. Continue Leg in st st (knit every rnd) until leg is desired length.
Heel:
Knit across 12/14 sts, turn work and purl across 24/28 sts. These are the heel sts. The other sts will be the instep stitches and will not be knit until later.
Work back and forth on heel sts as follows:
Row 1 (RS): *Sl 1 k1* repeat across row
Row 2 (WS): Sl, purl to end of row
Repeat rows 1 & 2 until 24 row have been worked (end on a WS row)
Turn Heel:
Row 1: Knit across 14/16 sts, ssk, k1, turn
Row 2: Sl 1, p5, p2tog, p1 turn
Row 3: Sl 1, k 6, ssk, k1, turn
Row 4: Sl 1, p 7, p2tog, p1, turn
Row 5: Sl 1, k 8, ssk, k1, turn
Row 6: Sl 1, p 9, p2tog, p1, turn
Row 7: Sl 1, k 10, ssk, k1, turn
Row 8: Sl 1, p11, p2 tog, p1 turn
Row 9: Small: Sl 1, k 12, ssk, turn
Med: Sl 1, k12, ssk, k1, turn
Row 10: Small: Sl 1, p12, p2tog. (14 sts)
Med: Sl 1, p13, p2tog, p1 turn.
Row 11: Med: Sl 1, k14, ssk, turn
Row 12: Med: Sl 1, P14, p2tog (16sts)
Gusset:
Knit across all heel sts and with the same dpn pick up and knit 12/14 sts along selvedge edge of heel flap (This is needle #1)
With another dpn knit across all (24/26) instep sts (This is needle #2)
With another dpn pick up and knit 12/14 sts along the other selvedge of the heel and then knit 7/8 stitches from needle #1 (This is needle #3)
The rnd now begins at the center of the heel.
Rnd 1: Needle 1: k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
Needle 2: k
Needle 3: k1, ssk, k to end
Rnd 2: knit (no decreases)
Repeat rnds 1 & 2 until 48/56 sts remain
Foot:
Work even in st st until foot measures 1¾” less than desired length.
Toe:
Rnd 1: Needle 1: Knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
Needle 2: K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1
Needle 3: K1, ssk, knit to end.
Rnd 2: knit (no decreases)
Repeat rnds 1 & 2 until 24/28 sts remain, then repeat only rnd 1 until 12/12 sts remain.
Knit sts from needle1 onto needle 3. Cut yarn leaving an 18” tail. Using Kitchener st, graft remaining sts together.
Finishing:
Weave in loose ends. Block if desired.
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